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Cameron sweeps to unexpected triumph in British election

LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron won an emphatic election victory in Britain, overturning predictions that the vote would be the closest in decades to sweep into office for another five years, with his Labour opponents in tatters. (BRITAIN-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 3, PICTURE, TV), moving shortly, by William James and Kylie MacLellan, 865 words)

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- BRITAIN-ELECTION/MARKETS (WRAPUP 2), expect by 1200 GMT/08.00 AM ET, by Patrick Graham and Sudip Kar-Gupta, 485 words

Pakistan helicopter crashes killing Norwegian, Philippine ambassadors

ISLAMABAD - A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to the launch of projects in northern Pakistan crashes killing six people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the ambassadors of Malaysia and Indonesia, the army says. (PAKISTAN-CRASH/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 130 words)

Saudi-led forces conduct air strikes in Yemen's Saada

CAIRO/ADEN - Saudi-led forces conducted several air strikes on Thursday against the Yemeni province of Saada, a stronghold of the Iranian-allied Houthi movement, Saudi Arabia's state news agency SPA says. (YEMEN-SECURITY/SAADA (UPDATE 1), moved, 300 words)

AFRICA

Gunman opens fire in Nigerian high school, injures 6 students

BAUCHI, Nigeria - A gunman opens fire on students after walking into a high school in Potiskum in northeast Nigeria, critically injuring six, witnesses and a humanitarian aid worker say. (NIGERIA-VIOLENCE/ (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 210 words)

Burundi president to apply to vote board for third term bid

BUJUMBURA - Burundi's president will submit on Friday an application to the national electoral commission to seek a third term, the ruling party says, a move likely to stoke more anger among those opposing his bid for another five years in office. (BURUNDI-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moving shortly, by Patrick Njuwimana, 445 words)

ASIA

North Korea warns of "targeted strikes" against South's navy

SEOUL - North Korea's military warns of "unannounced targeted strikes" against South Korea's navy, accusing the South of violating its territorial waters off the peninsula's west coast, the scene of deadly naval clashes in the past. (NORTHKOREA-SOUTHKOREA/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 365 words)

Thailand's trafficking crackdown adds to migrants' misery

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand - A crackdown on human trafficking networks in Thailand is putting migrants fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh at more risk as smugglers hold their captives for longer at sea and hide deeper in the jungle, say activists and officials. (THAILAND-ROHINGYA/CRACKDOWN (PICTURE), moved, by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Aubrey Belford, 635 words)

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- THAILAND-ROHINGYA/TRAFFICKING (UPDATE 1), moved, Pracha Hariraksapitak, 350 words

Bollywood star's jail term deferred pending appeal in hit-and-run case

MUMBAI - An Indian court postpones a five-year prison sentence handed down to Bollywood star Salman Khan pending an appeal, two days after a criminal court convicted him of killing a man in a hit-and-run accident 13 years ago. (INDIA-BOLLYWOOD/SENTENCING, moved, 305 words)

China April exports unexpectedly contract, import slide worsens, more stimulus seen

BEIJING - China's exports unexpectedly fell 6.4 percent in April from a year earlier, while imports tumbled by a deeper-than-forecast 16.2 percent, fueling expectations that Beijing will quickly roll out more stimulus to avert a sharper economic slowdown. (CHINA-ECONOMY/TRADE (UPDATE 3, PICTURE), moved, by Kevin Yao, 660 words)

UNITED STATES

Hillary Clinton woos technorati, draws comparison to Eleanor Roosevelt

SAN FRANCISCO - Hillary Clinton makes the final stop on Friday on a California fundraising tour where she has courted technology titans for her 2016 campaign and where one of her admirers tried comparing her to fellow former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON, moved, by Sarah McBride, 385 words)